How to identify inventions worth protecting – Steve Sponseller

<div id="contentsContainer" class="style-scope qowt-page"> <div id="contents" class="style-scope qowt-page"> <p id="E432" class="x-scope qowt-word-para-0"><span id="E433" class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman">In this solo episode,</span> <span id="E434" class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman">I</span> <span id= "E435" class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman">discuss</span> <span id= "E437" class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman">the importance of</span> <span id="E438" class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman">evaluating</span> <span id="E439" class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman">inventions created throughout your organization.</span> <span id="E440" class= "qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman">Some inventions are not worth protecting</span><span id="E441" class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman">. To avoid patenting inventions with minimal value</span><span id= "E442" class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman">, it’s important to evaluate each invention</span> <span id="E443" class= "qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman">based on</span> <span id="E444" class= "qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman">the needs of your organization.</span></p> <p id="E445" class="x-scope qowt-word-para-0"><span id="E446" class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman">This episode covers Step 2 of my 3</span><span id="E447" class= "qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman">-s</span><span id="E448" class= "qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman">tep system</span> <span id="E449" class= "qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman">to identify and protect your most valuable inventions</span> <span id="E450" class= "qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman">(described in my book,</span> <span id= "E451" class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman">Cracking the Patent Code</span><span id="E452" class= "qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman">):</span></p> <p id="E453" class="x-scope qowt-word-para-0"><span id="E454" class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman">Step 1: Identify All Inventions</span></p> <p id="E455" class="x-scope qowt-word-para-1"><strong><span id= "E456" class="qowt-font2-TimesNewRoman">Step 2: Evaluate and Prioritize Inventions</span></strong></p> <p id="E457" class="x-scope qowt-word-para-0"><span id="E458" class="qowt-font